Lighting design for psychophysical wellbeing: Tools and investigation methods

Abstract

Quality of light in living environments affects users' performance, mood and behaviour. This research is aimed to assess, through an experimental approach, quality of lighting environment and well-being experienced inside buildings of School of Architecture in Florence and has involved 187 students. This trial consists of two stages, one objective and one subjective analysis: the aim is to compare results obtained from lighting measurements taken in classrooms with responses gathered from questionnaires submitted to students. This study proposes therefore a new assessment methodology for lighting comfort in learning environments.